ag

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ag"

Translingual

Symbol

ag

1. (metrology) Symbol for attogram, an SI unit of mass equal to 10⁻¹⁸ grams.

English

Etymology 1

Clipping of agriculture or agricultural.

Pronunciation

• (General American, Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /æɡ/

• Audio (Southern England):

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• Rhymes: -æɡ

Noun

ag

2. (chiefly in compounds) Clipping of agriculture.

   He got his degree from the state ag college.

   My class is over on ag campus.

   • 2014, Ferd Hoefner, quoted in Jennifer Steinhauer, “Farm Bill Reflects Shifting American Menu and a Senator’s Persistent Tilling”, NYTimes.com (2014 March 8):

     Even the most ag-centric member of the Agriculture Committee […]

   • 2014 March 8, Jennifer Steinhauer, “Farm Bill Reflects Shifting American Menu and a Senator’s Persistent Tilling”, NYTimes.com:

     […] fruits and vegetables, oddly referred to in ag-speak as specialty crops, […]

Derived terms

• ag-gag
• ag pipe

Related terms

• agri-
• Big Ag

Etymology 2

Clipping of aggregate.

Noun

ag (countable and uncountable, plural ags)

1. (construction) Clipping of aggregate (“small rocks mixed into concrete”).

   The mix should include a good selection of large, medium, and small ag.

   If the mix is too fluid, the ags can sink away from the surface.

Etymology 3

Borrowed from Afrikaans ag, from Dutch ach.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ax/

Interjection

ag

1. (South Africa) Expressing annoyance, remorse, surprise etc.; oh, ah.
   • 1962, Jeremy Taylor, “Ag Pleez Deddy”:

     Ag pleez Deddy won't you take us to the wrestling / We wanna see an ou called Sky High Lee

   • 1979, André Brink, A Dry White Season, Vintage, published 1998, page 88:

     ‘Ag, fuck it,’ he said. ‘Let bygones be bygones, man.’

   • 1994, Nelson Mandela, Long Walk to Freedom: The Autobiography of Nelson Mandela, London: Abacus, published 2010, page 491:

     Finally, after placing four books on the desk, he turned to a sheepish Kathy and said, ‘Ag, there's nothing wrong with these desks,’ and walked out.

Derived terms

• ag man

Etymology 4

Noun

ag (plural ags)

1. Alternative letter-case form of AG (“aggressive (butch)”).
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Anagrams

• G&A, GA, Ga, Ga.

Afrikaans

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aχ/

Etymology 1

From Dutch acht.

Noun

ag (plural agte)

1. esteem
2. eight

Etymology 2

From Dutch achten.

Verb

ag (present ag, present participle agtende, past participle geag)

1. to regard; to deem

   Ek ag hom as 'n belangrike bate in ons maatskappy.

   I deem him as an important asset in our company.

   Hy word hoog geag.

   He is highly regarded.

2. to heed

Etymology 3

From Dutch ach. Equivalent of German ach and English oh.

Interjection

ag

1. oh, oh no, shoot, damn, oh dear

Etymology 4

Afrikaans numbers ^(edit)

	80
←  7	8	9  → [a], [b]
Cardinal: agt, ag     Ordinal: agtste, agste     Ordinal abbreviation: 8ste

Numeral

ag

1. alternative form of agt